£850
973-975 King Eadger reform small cross type Penny, Sedman on York, very rare (S 1141). Obverse: small draped and diademed bust, facing left, 'EADGAR REX ANGLO X' around. Reverse: small cross. Weight: 1.40g. Diameter: 20mm. Grade: F - flan a little uneven with a strong portrait, fine details, reasonable legend, centre of the reverse scuffed, some environmental damage. Eadgar (c944-975), also called Edgar, was the son of King Edmund I and the younger brother of King Eadwig. He succeeded the latter as King of the English in 959. Eadgar introduced a new coinage and, from his reign, a royal portrait became a standard feature of English currency.
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